1. _____ their youth and upspringing, they were not upset by the accident.
A. Respecting
B. Thanks to
C. With respect to
D. As regards

2. At first my friend refused to fall in with scheme we had suggested, but eventually I managed to _____.
A. play him around
B. show him around
C. come him around
D. talk him around

3. As the tide _____ from the shore, we were able to look for shells.
A. preceded
B. proceeded
C. acceded
D. receded

4. _____ to the mountain towns is often difficult because of bad roads.
A. Aversion
B. Adherence
C. Incentive
D. Access

5. Even 20 years later, he still _____ the memory of his happy and care-free childhood spent in that small wooden house of his grand parents.
A. reminded
B. cherished
C. memorized
D. fancied

答案：
1. B 参考译文：由于他们年轻正在成长中，事故没有使他们感到不适。
respecting 关系, 说到
thanks to 由于
with respect to 关于, 至于
as regards 关于, 至于

2. D 参考译文：最初我的朋友拒绝我们所提出的安排，但是最后我还是说服他接受了。
play around 玩耍
come around 恢复知觉,回来
talk sb. around 说服

3. D 参考译文：潮退了，我们能够寻找贝壳了。
precede 领先(于), 在...之前, 先于
proceed 进行, 继续下去, 发生
accede 同意, 加入, 同意
recede 后退

4. D 参考译文：因为路很难走，进这个山村总是比较困难。
aversion 厌恶, 讨厌的事和人
adherence 粘着, 忠诚, 坚持
incentive 动机
access 通路, 访问, 入门

5. B 参考译文：就算20年过去了，他仍然会珍藏着那段和祖父母在小木屋里愉快和无忧无虑生活的儿时记忆。
remind 提醒, 使想起
cherish 珍爱, 怀抱(希望等)
memorize 记住, 记忆
fancy 想象, 设想, 认为, 爱好, 自负